The Center for the Fight against Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has applauded the anti-corruption agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Commission for Corrupt Practices and other related crimes (ICPC) for the accusation of conspiracy and fraud of the immediate past. Secretary of Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and five others.

In a statement issued by its Media and Publications Officer, Toyin Odofin on behalf of Executive Chairman, Debo Adeniran, stated “we vividly note that on January 30, Offem Uket alleged that Lawal conspired with a director and staff at Rholavision Engineering Ltd, Hamidu David Lawal and Suleiman Abubakar, to fraudulently acquire property and thereby commit an offense contrary to Section 26(1)(c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Act 2000 and punishable under Section 12 of the same Act. the charge accused Hamidu, Abubakar and Rholavision of having instigated the award of contract to Rholavision Engineering Ltd for the removal of invasive plant species and simplified irrigation to the tune of N6.4million by the office of the Secretary of the Government of the Federation (OSGF) through the Presidential Initiative for the Northeast (PINE).In addition, the 9th charge of the charge accused Hamidu of having “instigated the indirect holding of a private interest by the engineer Babachir Lawal on the contract award to Josmon Technologies Ltd for the removal of invasive plant species and simplified irrigation by the Secretariat of Government of the Federation (OSGF) through the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) for an amount of N272.5 million”.

However, earlier this year President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly ordered the prosecution of Babachir Lawal for alleged misappropriation of funds allocated to people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency.

“Realizing the unimaginable harm and social destruction that grand corruption could cause, some countries such as China and Pakistan have seen fit to introduce the death penalty against official corruption for any of their government officials to serve as a worthy deterrent.

This has undoubtedly discouraged grand corruption even if it has not succeeded in completely eliminating it.

While we may not fully subscribe to the death penalty as an anti-corruption human rights organization for its blatant violation of citizens’ right to life, the main problem is that anti-corruption law must be seen as absolutely effective against all acquaintances. offenders, no matter how high the rank of the culprits.

This is where we believe that the current government’s fight against corruption must be revised towards greater effectiveness in order to achieve a tangible impact.

The CACOL chief added: “It is in this context that many of our economic watchers, inside and outside the country, advocated for stricter punishments and sanctions against looters and thieves who continually perpetrate these heists in the belief that corruption on a large scale is still a bailout.” offensive in Nigeria and therefore they could easily get away with it.”